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Calculation for how much i could save?
Hi i might sound realy daft asking this but... i am trying to work out how much i can save if i got a newer car. I have a renault kangoo 1.9d i get around 45 mpg I do 250 mile per week on the motorway and was looking to buy a something like a skoda fabia which says it does 70.6 mpg at best. Is there a calculation that…
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cheapest car hire in bristol
can anyone recommend the cheapest economy car rental in bristol please.
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authorised repairer for kia under warranty?
Hi Bought a brand new kia last year. It is nearly due its first service. Kia website says I need to take it to a kia dealer or authorised repairer for its service, in order to maintain warranty. How can I find it who is an authorised repairer? is it only going to be a kia garage or are independent garages ever authorised…
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Need tyre help please.
Hi All, I am looking for winter tyres for my Rover 216 and think I may have to go with part worns. At present my car has 195/55/15 front and 185/55/15 back I can find a lot of 185/60/15,can I put these on my car? I understand the width can change and that the 15 is the rim size but I am struggling to understand the ratio…
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New car battery
The cold weather is here and I need a new battery. I have 1.7d Astra and have checked online @ Halfords- http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_264215_langId_-1_categoryId_165762 and the cheapest they do is £94.99. Ive had a look at Kwik fit and they do one for…
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Snow traffic
Anyone like to explain just what the @!$4 caused all the chaos on Friday night on the roads? I was in South Wales and the M4 had 26 miles of all 3 lanes bumper to bumper 4 mph What the hell is it about snow that causes this ridiculous fiasco? The snow was not on the ground the motorway was wet that is all, just a wet road…
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Booking train tickets
I'm going to London towards the end of December and looking at the virgin trains website I've found some reasonabley priced tickets for my journey. The problem is that it doesn't let me select which way I travel. Due to travel sickness I need to be facing forward. If I went to my local station (or the nearest mainline…
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Winter tyres?
I'm looking for winter tyres in 205/55/16 91V - cheapest I've found so far is £365 fitted for 4x Continental Winter Contact @ the dreaded Thick Git. Blackcircles are £123 a corner for the same ones :( Anyone know of cheaper?
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Saving on Petrol & Diesel
Just come across this site and it allows you to make savings on your petrol & diesel. http://www.fuelgenie.co.uk/Info/HomePage.aspx There is a calculator on the site so you can check the potential savings. fuelGenie is only available to businesses (limited companies, partnerships, PLCs and sole traders) that pass an…
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2008 Peugeot 207cc - Dead battery + maybe alternator probs!
Went out in my 207cc earlier and got stuck at the shops and had to call the AA out, the battery was completely dead. He did some tests and the reading came out at around 150 instead of 650 or something like that, he jump started it so i can get home but dont know about what to do now He said there may be low output from…
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Halifax car insurance - direct debit hassles
Hi all Just wondering if anyone else has been having trouble with Halifax car insurance. 3 Nov 2009 - took out car insurance for a year with Halifax, payable in 12 monthly instalments with direct debit. Sep 2010 - renewal reminder from Halifax, telling me all I needed to do was nothing and the insurance would automatically…
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ford car radio codes help
Help someone!!!!! Hi my battery was disconnected and I am wondering if someone can help me. My serial number is m250708. Many thanks Jackie
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Screenwash Recommendations
There are so many different brands of screen wash out there and even "concentrated" can vary significantly in terms of effectiveness and dilution ratios. I had a bad experience with Tesco 'concentrate' screenwash which froze on the spray nozzles during a motorway journey in January :o May be an idea if people posted…
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Any one in motor trade
Evening, had an incident today when a lady reversed into my car instead of going forward, both ok and swapped details, for reasons I understand she has asked not to go through insurance my car is a ford focus about ten years old and has some thumbnail size gouges where the plastic scrapped and my number plate has little…
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car damaged
Hi all Dont know if this is the right place, but anyway a week ago or so my car was damaged by falling debris from the roof of our apartment block. Just wondering can I get money from the Managment agency as they are responbible for the biuldings condition. Car was parked correctly in my located space in the apartment…
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Is something wrong with my heated windscreen?
For some reason, when de-icing my (ford) heated front windscreen it leaves approx 3-inch block of ice down the very middle of the screen from top of car to bonnet, (and sometimes a 1-inch line of mist across the drivers view when de-misting) I think all the elements are working, but does your heated windscreen miss bits or…
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Halfords Night Before De-Icer
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_220969_langId_-1_categoryId_229902#dtab anyone tried this?
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car crash.... going to court... who pays costs?
Hi all im just aftera bit of advice.. We had a car accident on 26th december last year see thread here..... https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2166895 this is still in dispute as to who was at fault so now its going to court. the other person has put a claim in for damages and i was wondering who pays this and…
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National tyres are now charging £1.50 to dispose of old oil
I was looking to book my car for an oil and filter change online and are quite digusted that they have now added an extra £1.50 to dispose of old oil. This is a new sneaky way to make money!
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Kwik Fit Service Question?
I need a 50,000 Mile Service on my ford KA... I have hurd its like £160 from a ford dealer. Or £132 from kwikfit (FULL Service) including MOT. What an earth is this difference between the 50,000 mile service at ford compared to full service at kwikfit ? Very Confused! Cheers
